Happy 75th to Leslie West …
Leslie got started in his teens with a garage band called The Vagrants. The band recorded some music in the late 60’s and during those sessions, met an engineer by the name of Felix Pappalardi. Later, West and Pappalardi would form Mountain — the band many rock historians consider the originators of the “metal” genre.
If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry …
John Lennon
Chuck Berry
b. October, 18, 1928
The singer/songwriter for the ages — Laura Nyro — born on October 18, 1947. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
Legend.
“If a man, for private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news you get, it is against the national interest.” ~ Jimmy Breslin
b. October 17, 1928
b. October 12, 1948 …
Wherever he and is band Status Quo went, that white Fender Telecaster was always there with him …
Albert Collins is born on October 1, 1932 …
He was an inspiration to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Cray.
The Iceman.
b. September 30, 1947. Bolan was the front-man for T. Rex. On September 16 1977, the then 29-year-old was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London.
The thing about success, certainly in the rock’n’roll business, is that it gives you an incredible amount, but what it takes away is irreplaceable and sometimes I get a funny feeling that I shan’t be here very long. And I’m not talking in terms of things like success. It frightens me sometimes.”
Marc Bolan
Born on September 28, 1938. Former member of The Drifters but made his mark as a solo R&B artist with one of the most recognizable songs in the world.
